Harness-buckle



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

O. B. SMITH, OF MONTICELLO, NEW YORK.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 22,383, dated DecembervQ 1, 1858.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, O. B. SMITH, of Monticello, in the countyof Sullivan and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Buckle Designed Chiefiy for Harnesses; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a longitudinal section of two straps connected by my improved buckle. Fig. 2, is a plan 0r top view of ditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

The nature of my invention consists in having a bow attached to the end of one strap and a lever secured to the end of the bow opposite to the end where the strap is attached. The other strap passes through the bow and a tongue attached to the end of the lever fits in holes in said strap as will be presently shown.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, B, represent two leather straps, and B, represents a bow constructed of meta-l and having the end of the strap A, attached to one end of it. To the opposite end of the bow B', a lever C, is attached, said lever being allowed to move or turn on the end of the bow which serves as a fulcrum, the fulcrum being at about the center of the lever. The lever is in the form of a flat plate and about equal in breadth to the straps, it may be of any ornamental form however.

The bow B', is of curved form as shown clearly in Fig. l, and the strap B, passes through it, as shown in Fig. 1. The strapmB, has holes (c) made through it and the end therefore when the strap B falls loose, it f cannot draw down the rear end of said lever and thus unloose the tongue of the lever which is a result that will be likely to follow if the strap were to pass through the lever at the rear end; but when the trace is loose it may fall down and not be in danger of carrying the lever with it. But when the trace is drawn tightly it passes up against the lever forcing the tongue down securely into its place, as the points of leverage A and B press on the bow B and lever c give from the shape of bow B a great advantage in keeping the tongue Z) always in its place when in use.

In order to release the tongue from the hole the strap B, is bent or curved and the outer endV of the lever C, depressed as shown in red Fig. l. The tongue will pass into the desired hole by merely drawing or pulling c,

B as set forth.

ORIN B. SMITH. Witnesses:

H. R. Low, CHAs. E. CURTIS. 

